Education in Namibia 2,727 indicators covering education for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, tertiary education, male 131,339 2025 up 5.7% 130th School age population, tertiary education, female 128,761 2025 up 0.2% 129th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 260,100 2025 up 2.9% 129th School age population, lower secondary education, male 91,641 2025 up 20.4% 133rd School age population, lower secondary education, female 93,220 2025 up 21.2% 131st School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 184,861 2025 up 20.8% 132nd School age population, last grade of primary education, male 32,324 2025 up 30.2% 127th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 33,053 2025 up 32.1% 122nd School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 65,377 2025 up 31.2% 126th School age population, primary education, male 248,693 2025 up 39.1% 113th School age population, primary education, female 252,219 2025 up 40.6% 112th School age population, primary education, both sexes 500,912 2025 up 39.8% 112th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 38,663 2025 up 40.4% 118th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 38,902 2025 up 40.2% 117th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 77,565 2025 up 40.3% 117th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 39,296 2025 up 37.9% 117th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 39,328 2025 up 36.8% 117th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 78,624 2025 up 37.3% 117th School age population, pre-primary education, male 78,626 2025 up 35.6% 130th School age population, pre-primary education, female 79,217 2025 up 35.5% 129th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 157,843 2025 up 35.6% 130th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 590,029 2024 up 36.6% 102nd Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.1% 2024 up 0.3% 43rd Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 590,029 2024 up 36.6% 102nd Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 236,050 2024 up 24.3% 131st Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0073 units per square kilometre 2023 up 119.7% 187th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 123.6% 2024 down 1.6% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9544 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 182nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 117.9% 2024 down 1.7% 16th School life expectancy, primary, male 8.96 years 2024 up 1.3% 4th School life expectancy, primary, female 8.48 years 2024 up 0.5% 5th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.9% 2024 down 25.2% 160th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year 2013 up 11.5% 67th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9466 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 190th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 94.2% 2007 up 0.3% 114th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 95.4% 2007 down 0.0% 112th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.38 years 2007 up 3.9% 109th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2007 down 1.3% 72nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.47 years 2007 up 2.5% 109th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 27,746 2024 up 121.3% 124th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 26,964 2024 up 120.9% 126th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 90,003 2024 up 44.2% 47th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0368 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.8% 107th Government expenditure on education, total 9.1% 2024 up 147.7% 4th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0568 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.7% 104th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 22.4% 96th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0528 number per square kilometre 2018 up 32.7% 193rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 81.3% 2017 up 1.8% 106th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 87.0% 2017 up 2.0% 101st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0001 units per person 1997 down 65.3% 184th Secondary education, vocational pupils 97 1997 down 49.7% 179th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 10,653 2024 up 21.3% 138th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.08 % change on previous year 2018 down 90.0% 52nd Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0125 units per square kilometre 2023 up 96.3% 197th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 1997 down 49.7% 183rd Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.7% 2012 up 8.1% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 82.0% 2024 up 6.8% 141st Number of under-five deaths, male 1,680 2024 down 12.9% 86th ← Previous Page 6 of 46 Next →